Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
| Bengali: , ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্য প্রযুক্তি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় | |
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| Formed | 10 February 2014 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Secretariat, Dhaka |
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Posts and Telecommunications Division Information and Communication Technology Division |
The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology (Bengali: ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্য প্রযুক্তি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government ministry. It contains two Divisions:
It was formed on 10 February 2014, following the general election in January 2014.
Following the 2001 general election, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) was renamed on 18 September 2002 to become the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology. To give more thrust for ICT sector the Information & Communication Technology Division was separated from Science and Technology ministry and it has upgraded as Ministry of Information & Communication Technology on 4 December 2011. The change is the evidence of understanding of the importance of ICT from the highest policy level and also an indication that the government is keen to keep pace with modern changing world. After 2014 election Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Ministry of ICT are integrated to Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 14 September 2015 detailed the following responsibilities to the ministry:
Organization of Posts and Telecommunications Division
Organization of Information and Communication Technology Division
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